Materials Services
thyssenkrupp Engineered Plastics
thyssenkrupp Engineered Plastics
Acrylic
Online Plastics® stocks a huge inventory of acrylic materials. We offer cast and extruded acrylic sheet, acrylic rod, and acrylic tube. We have the right acrylic for a variety of needs, from display and signage to museum and framing applications to industrial manufacturing operations.
Acrylic materials are not affected by direct sunlight, so they will age well and maintain their stability under many environmental circumstances, including heat, cold, and moisture.
We offer acrylic sheets, acrylic rods, and acrylic tubes in clear, matte (satin ice), non-glare, and mirror finishes, as well as a wide range of opaque and translucent colors. A variety of coatings are available for application-specific needs.
If optical clarity is most important, cast acrylic provides optimum clarity and excellent light transmission along with good weathering ability. Our acrylic materials are available with special coatings to protect against UV rays and scratching. Acrylic is known for its durability, as it does not warp, craze, crack, or corrode.
Available in cast or extruded
Wide range of colors
Dimensionally stable
Easy to machine
Easy to fabricate and thermoform
Less than half the weight of glass
Shatter resistant
Weather resistant and non-yellowing
Acrylic is noted for being easy to fabricate and machine. It is also often used in the museum and framing industries to replace glass. Acrylic sheet weigh less than half what glass of equivalent dimensions does, and unlike glass, acrylic plastic will not shatter.
For industrial and other, similar applications, acrylic offers good dielectric properties and good tensile strength.
The possibilities of creating with acrylic shapes are vast. Common applications for acrylic sheet, acrylic rod, and acrylic tube include:
Display boxes
Signage
Architectural glazing
Skylights
Clear exterior structures
Light lenses
Back lit buttons, dials, or knobs
and more
